Star Micronics NX-2415II user manual On Line

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ON LINE

The(ON LINE) button sets the printer on-line and off-line. The status changes each time you press the button.

When the printer is on-line, it can receive and print data from the computer. This status is indicated by the ON LINE indicator being lit. When the printer is off-line, it stops printing and sends the computer a signal indicating that it cannot accept data.

The printer powers up in the on-line status when paper is loaded. If paper is not loaded, the printer powers up off-line with the POWER indicator blinking. When you load paper, the printer goes on-line.

You will want to press the(ON LINE] button:

c Before and after any other panel operation

The other panel buttons operate in the off-line state. Press the ON LINE) button to go off-line. After performing the panel operation(s), press the (ON LINE) button again to go back on-line.

●To pause during printing

If you press the (ON LINE) button during printing, the printer stops printing and goes off-line, allowing you to check the printout or change a control panel setting. Printing resumes when you press the (ON LINE) button again to go back on-line.

●To cut fanfold forms at the end of printing

When you hold down the ON LINE) button and press the (PAPER FEEO button down for one second with the fanfold forms fed through by the standard tractor unit, the printer goes off-line, then the printer feeds the paper forward approximately two inches. This allows you to cut it off just below the last line printed.

When you press the (ONLINE) button again to go back on-line, the paper feeds backward stopping where you left off.

NOTE: This function is available only when the buffer is empty.

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